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Lesson # 1
The Authority of The Church
Ephesians 1:17-23 (KJV)
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That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may
give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge
of him:
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The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may
know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory
of his inheritance in the saints,
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And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who
believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
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Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead,
and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,
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Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion,
and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that
which is to come:
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And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head
over all things to [for] the church, [For the benefit of the church.]
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Which is his body, the fullness of him that filleth all in all.
Ephesians 2:5-6 (KJV)
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Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened [made alive] us
together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved ;)
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And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in
heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
Please note, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places
[Eph.1:20] and hath raised us up together [Eph. 2:6]. God sees this
that we were raised when Christ was raised. When Christ sat down,
we sit down too, in the heavenly places, that is where we now are.
Now we are seated with him with all the authority that's given unto
him. That authority belongs to us. We exercise the authority that was
given to him, because it belongs to us through the Lord Jesus Christ.
Then we are to help him carry out his work on the earth using that
authority.
Matthew 28:18-20 (KJV)
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And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given
unto me in heaven and in earth.
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Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the
name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
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Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have
commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end
of the world. Amen.
Eph. 6:12 (KJV) For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but
against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the
darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
The Lord Jesus Christ is seated at the right hand of God the Father
and we are seated there too, far above all of these wicked powers.
We are told that we have been given power and authority over all
these wicked and evil spirits, God's word tells us to conquer the
devil and he expects us to do that.
Mark 16:15-20 (KJV)
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And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach
the gospel to every creature.
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He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that
believeth not shall be damned.
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And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name
shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
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They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly
thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick,
and they shall recover.
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So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was
received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.
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And they went forth, and preached everywhere, the Lord
working with them, and confirming the word with signs
following. Amen.
But God who is rich in mercy, for his great love where with he
loved us, that in the ages to come he might show the exceeding
riches of his grace and his kindness towards us through our
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Please notice he says the
exceeding greatness of his power to us ward who believe, in
other words, there is such a putting forth of the divine
omnipotence of God's power through Jesus in raising him
from the dead that this is actually the mightiest working of
God.
The raising of Jesus from the dead has been opposed by the
tremendous powers of Satan. Scripture says all principalities,
powers, might, and dominions and every name that is named
in the world and the ages to come have endeavored to defeat
this plan of God. But Jesus Christ arose anyway; he ascended,
and is seated at the right hand of the Father. Satanic powers
have been baffled and overthrown by the Lord Jesus Christ.
He has been enthroned far above them, ruling with the
authority of the most high.
This authority is found in the resurrection and seating of the
Lord Jesus Christ by God himself. He tells us of the exceeding
greatness of his power, to us who believe. He's telling this so
that the eyes of the church and the believers might be open so
that we can understand that Satan is defeated and the
believer has power and authority over him and all of his evil
forces.
God wants his children to know what is happening. He wants
us to know that he set Jesus far above all principalities, and
powers, and might, and dominion. The church as the body of
Christ often overlooks this. The spirit of God prayed through
Paul so that the church at Ephesus would see this. But God
desires that we too should have this wisdom and revelation
also. And for us to know that Satan is defeated, he is a
defeated foe and that we have power and authority over him
and all of his evil forces,
First John 3:8, for this purpose the son of God was
manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. Let's
now look at Colossians 2:15, having spoiled principalities and
powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over
them in it.
The Scriptures seem to tell us, Jesus has destroyed the works
of the devil, spoiled his power, and totally defeated him. Since
Satan’s works have been destroyed, his power is destroyed,
and he has become a defeated foe and he is a destroyed foe.
Jesus victory was our victory. He did nothing for himself, he
did it all for us. He defeated Satan for us. He spoiled his
power for us. He destroyed his works for us. He conquered
him for us and he gave us power and authority over all the
works of Satan.
We cannot afford to let Satan defeat and walk on us any
longer. We must arise from his bondage. Confess that we are
conquerors. Then be sure we hold fast to our confession of
faith without wavering. We must maintain and hold fast to
our confession of God's word. Paul tells us, for with the heart
we believe unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession
is made unto salvation.
Always remember: confession comes first, then Jesus who is
the high priest of our confession, responds by granting the
thing we have confessed. There is no such thing as salvation
without confession and there is no such thing as healing
without confession. Possession is always confession unto
salvation or healing and never possession before confession.
Mark 11:24 whatsoever thing you desire, when you pray,
believe that ye receive them, and you shall have them.
Every believer has become a master over Satan. We must rise
up and do the works that Jesus did when he was here on the
Earth.
The Authority of the Church
Questions
Lesson # 1
1. That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ the Father of glory may?
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2. The eyes of your understanding being?
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3. That ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what are
the riches of the glory of his?
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4. And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward
who?
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5. Which wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead,
and set him at?
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6. And hath put all things under his feet and gave him to be the
head over all things to?
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7. Which is his?
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8. Even when we were dead in sin, hath quickened us?
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9. And has raised us up together, and made us sit together in?
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10. Now we are seated with him with all the authority that's given
unto him?
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11. Then we are to help him?
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12. Jesus came and spoke to them saying, all power is given to me
in heaven and in earth, go ye therefore and?
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13. Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever?
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14. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood but against?
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15. We are told that we have been given power and authority over?
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16. And these signs shall follow them that believe; in my name
they shall?
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17. The disciples went forth and preached everywhere, the Lord
working with them and?
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18. The Scriptures are telling us this so that the eyes of the church
and the believers might be opened so they can understand that?
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19. God wants Christians to know and have the wisdom to know
that Satan is defeated and he is a?
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20. For this purpose the son of God was manifest that he might?
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21. The Scriptures seem to tell us, Jesus has destroyed the works of
the devil, spoiling his power and totally?
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22. Since Satan's works have been destroyed, his power is
destroyed, and he has become?
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23. Jesus victory was our victory. He did nothing for himself, he
did it all for us. He defeated Satan for us; he spoiled his power for
us. He destroyed his work for us. He conquered him for us and he
gave us?
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24. We cannot afford to let Satan?
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25. We must arise from his bondage, confess that we are
conquerors and then be sure we hold fast to our?
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26. We must always remember that confession comes first, then
Jesus who is the high priest of our confession?
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Study by Eldon Bollinger